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    News Archive for January 2018

    Keep flies outside with Paarhammer flyscreens

    Different flyscreen mesh will keep your home free of flying critters.


    Local firms design Sydney’s biggest since 2000 Olympics

    To be built by local construction company CPB Contractors, the $84 million Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre has been described as the largest pool complex in Sydney since the 2000 Olympic Games.


    Design Futures Council launches in Australia

    Global architecture, engineering and construction think tank, the Design Futures Council (DFC), has been launched in Australia.


    New energy innovations for multi-residential developments

    The latest ABS Census shows that Australian apartment occupation has increased by 78 percent over the past 25 years, along with a steady increase in the occupation of townhouses and duplexes. In line with this trend, approximately one quarter of Australia’s residential new-builds are now multi-residential.


    Australia’s ‘electric car revolution’ won’t happen automatically

    Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, after British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta approached the South Australian government about retooling Adelaide’s defunct Holden factories into a new manufacturing hub.


    Sydney & Melbourne rank in top 10 most unaffordable cities for housing in world, again

    The results of the 14th Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey have been revealed, and with no big surprise, Australia hasn’t done too well.


    New advocacy group to guide NSW government on children’s playground design

    The NSW government has brought together members of local government, education institutions, not-for-profit organisations and state government agencies in order to provide guidance ideas in developing draft guidelines for playground design.


    Kaynemaile mesh screens offer airflow and heat control at Loma Linda University carpark

    An exterior architectural mesh screen product from Kaynemaile™ met all the requirements of the brief for the new carpark at the Loma Linda University in San Bernardino, CA.


    Stunning new Northcote build features Archclad Express panels

    Striking cladding panels from Architectural Cladding Australia were installed on a stunning new custom build in Thompson Street, Northcote, providing a standout effect.


    Vitracore G2 panels in custom Jaguar Land Rover colours on new Southport showroom

    Vitracore G2 cladding panels from Fairview were installed on the facade of the new Jaguar Land Rover showroom in Southport, Queensland.


    Firefighters Union concerned about unresolved flammable cladding issue

    The United Firefighters Union has expressed concern about the Federal Government’s inaction on regulating the dangerous use of flammable cladding in the building industry.


    Top architectural trends for 2018

    Pop-up shops will soon phase out big box shopping malls with people seeking out trendy alleys, market-style streets and similar dynamic spaces to shop and socialise.


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